Masterpiece Doll Eyes Cracked

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Does anyone have any experience with masterpiece brand dolls eyes cracking? I’ve had these guys downstairs for quite a few years, and I was moving them to a different room and today noticed most of their eyes have a crack.

Some were less noticeable than others, and I did find a cool tutorial on how to replace them, but for the amount of masterpiece dolls that I have replacing all their eyes is going to be at work in progress due to cost

Is this a common occurrence? Or something that I did unintentionally?

I know the vinyl can bend on these dolls, so I wasn’t surprised when one of the standing ones had a wonky foot even though they had been on a doll stand. So I’m wondering if their vinyl has something to do with it.

Also, are there any suggestions for how to make it less noticeable in the meantime before I get them replaced?

edit - I checked My moms collection that had also been stored in the room down stairs. I noticed a crack in one of the eyes of hers but nothing compared to these guys. Hers were stored in a different spot (interior wall whereas mine were up against an exterior wall). Even more confused now though.

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You could try putting some Pledge Revive It floor gloss on them. Put it on a small brush and drop it in the center so it spreads out over the whole eyeball and fills the cracks. Don’t brush it on or it will streak.

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Thank you! I will try that!

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Yes, there was a period of time when those dolls were having issues with eyes cracking. I think it can happen with age as well. Using the Floor polish should help to make them less noticeable.

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@anjsmiles @jeanhai

It looks like pledge has discontinued their revive it product. Will this do? Or is something else similar?

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From the reviews I’ve read, this doesn’t sound like a good option for doll eyes. Are you in the U.S.? If you are I can send you a small bottle of my Pledge. It looks like they don’t make it anymore.

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Oh that would be awesome. I am in the US. And I would be happy to pay for the pledge and shipping. I’ll message you tomorrow :blush:

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I still have an older bottle I have used on for years. However, what you can do instead is to buy a water based acrylic gloss varnish and apply it.

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